Cooking utensils.



E. BERTHOLD.

COOKING UTENSIL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19, 1914.

1, 176, 1 27. Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOQRAPH :0 WASHINGTON, D. c.

-' STATES PATENT omen.

ILLINOIS.

COOKING UTENSIL.

Application filed August 19, 1914. Serial No. 857,436.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMIL BERTHOLD, a

" citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cooking Utensils, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cookingutensils generally, and doughnut cookers particularly, and is designedprimarily to improve the device disclosed in Patent Number 1,047,608granted December 17, 1912.

In the device of the patent above referred to it is necessary to openthe basket manually as well as swing the same about its pivots in thismanner. The present invention provides a means whereby the basket may belocked, and at the same time opened or swung about its pivots withoutmanual contact with the basket.

With the above and other objects in view this invention consists in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, all as hereinaftermore fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying draw-111"5.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the cooker. Fig. 2 is a side elevationshowing in dotted lines the cover opened or raised. Fig. 3 is a similarview showing the basket swung about its pivots. Fig. 4 is a verticalsection taken along line 44 of Fig. 1 to illustrate the lock between thesections of the basket and its operating means. Fig. 5 is a horizontalsection taken along line 5 -5 of Fig. 4 and illustrates the lock.

Reference being had more particularly to the drawing 10, and 11designates two sections which make up the basket B of the cooker, saidsections being hinged together at 12. These sections are stamped fromsheet metal, the perforations therein being formed by the removal ofportions of the metal. Beads 13, 14 are formed on the'edges of thecircumferential flanges 10' and 11' of the sections 10, and 11respectively. The lower section 10 is provided with an aperture 16, inthe flange 10' and below the head 14 thereof, said aperture beingdiametrically disposed with respect to the hinge 12. It is with thisaperture 16 that the latch carried by the upper section 11 cotiperatesto lock the sections 10, and 11 together. This-latch comprises a stripof spring metal 17 riveted or otherwise secured to the in terior of theflange of the upper section 11,

and rebent outwardly to form the hook 18 which enters the aperture 16and engages under the bead 14 to secure the sections together. A secondplate 19 is mounted between the latch 17 and flange 11 and has a rightangular projection or arm 20v at itsv be forced against'the latch 17,moving the same inwardly to release the hook 18 from engagement with thecooperating flange 10 and permit the sections to be opened. Therefore inorder to move the arm 20 and plate 19 the upper section 11, adjacent tothe latch 17, carries a bracket 21. The bracket is provided with an arm22 which is curved over the bead 14 and terminates in the horizontalbearing 23, said bearing having a shaft 24 rotatably mounted therein insubstantially the same horizontal plane as the arm or projection 20. Theouter end of this shaft 24 is flattened as at 24 to furnish a mountingfor the rod 25 which is mounted for oscillation therein. Keyed to thelower end of this rod 25 and resting fiush with the flattened portion 24of the shaft 24, is a cam 26 arranged to contact with the outer curvededge of the arm or 1 EMIL BEBTHOLD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASEIGNOR'TOFRIDA BERTHOLD, OF CHICAGO,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 3131-, 21 1916, v

projection 20 upon the proper oscillation 1 of the rod 25. This cam 26is provided with a curved contact surface 26 for coiiperation with thearm 20 and it also has a stop 26 at its opposite end. \Vhen the rod 25is oscillated the cam 26 contacts with the arm or projection 20 andforces the latch 17 inwardly, thus releasing the upper section 11 andpermitting it to be raised by a pull on the rod.

A plate 27 is pivoted on each side of the lower section 10 and isprovided with the extensions 28, whichrest on the ground to retain thebail carried by said plates in a vertical position. This bail comprisesthe pair of wires 29, which are medially intertwisted as at 30, with aring 31, and have their ends held parallel by the bars 32. The

ends of the wires 29 pass under the straps 33 formed from the plates 27and are fric tionally heldthereby slidable. Mountedon the parallel endsof the wires 20 through'the" mediumot the straps 34' are the plates '35in the kettle by the adjustment of the plates 35;

The red'2 5lterminates in 37 andpasses through theyring 31 in the bail30. This rod25 is also provided with-a medial hook 38,- which, when theupper section 11 ofthe basket is releasedsandraised by the rod, will.engage the ring and hold the section in its elevated position. I If itis desired to swingthe basket B about its pivots the rod 25 1spulledupwardly, and as the rod is secured to one side of the basket the same'will swingto the position in ltig'. 3; By moniit'ing therod 25 on theshaft-24, this shaft being" rotatablyfmounted, the said rod may vswingwith respect to. the basket.

, When it is desired to reverse or turn the basket "B over, theupperiend'of the rod 25,

is given a quickpull upwardby the WOIk-' man moving said rod from theposition shown full lines in Fig. 2 to the dotted line position of therod-in the'same figure.

This tilts the basket on its center pivots,- and said basket from itsown momentumturns completely over reversing its position in the'support,as shown in Fig; 3. When: desiredthe upper or topsection of the has ketmay be lifted or. turned up from the lower'sec'tion as shown in dottedlines in Fig. 2. upward 'onth rod 25 afterits lower end is unlocked ordisengaged from the lower section and is for the purpose of exposing thecooked articles so that'they may be readilyremoved from the basket;\Vhile the preferred form of the This is"accomplished pulling 4 inven'tion is shown and d'escr'ibed, it will be un f derstcod' that manychanges may be made in the details of construction withoutjde-" partingfrom the spirit What is claimed is r I, 1. In a device (if the (Blas sdsci ib d, a

and scope hereof.

sections, and a rod for turning said basket on its pivots secured at itslower end to one side of the basket; said rod being loosely and slidablymounted in the top connecting member of the support, and also beingadapted to oscillate therein, to open the sections of the basket.

2. In adevice of the class described, a

' supporthaving side standards, anda horisupport havingside standardsand a hori zontal top connecting member, a basket cen-i. trally pivotedbetween the-lower portion of .7

saidstandards, and having two hinged to 'gether'sections anda rod forturningsaid basket on its pivots and alsoopening said. -'i

sections of theibasket 5 said rod bein'gio'osely and slida'bly mountedin the stop connecting mb'rl ofthe support and having itslower 1 enddetachably secured to the'edge of the basket" intermediate? its pivots;

3; In. a. device :of the. class described, a

support having side standards, and a hori-' zontal top connectingmember," a basket cei1- trally. pivoted'between. the lower portions ofthe side standards andhaving two hinged together sections, a springlatch for detach ably securing said sections together, means forreleasingsaid spring latch, and azrod loosely and slidably mounted inthe'top con-o necting member of'the support vand detach ably securedto'theedge of the basketinter mediate its piv'ots,said erod being:adapted to be oscillated to operate the spring latch' f releasing/meansand to be pulledtupward to or reverse the'basg either open the sectionsket on its pivots.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aiifixedrmy name in the presnce oftwo witnesses.

Witnessesrwv E. BERTHoLn, I Rom.- K oTz;

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